Do you own a vacation home near annual events where rents soar for short periods, like spring break?
The IRS says you can rent out your home, pocket the rent checks, and sidestep taxes on the rental income.Just make sure to rent out your home or … [Read more...]

When people dream of vacation homes, oftentimes they cut themselves off quickly, thinking they would never be able to afford one. However, new research by the National Association of REALTORS® shows that is probably not the case.While vacation homes … [Read more...]

Texas is tops among US states when it comes to installed wind power generation capacity, having added 1,826 megawatts (MW) in 2012 to bring its cumulative total to a whopping 12.212 gigawatts (GW), enough to power nearly 3 million average American … [Read more...]

Construction continues to steam along in Port Aransas. City records show development moving at a brisk rate.
Port Aransas is “a solid, healthy market with willing sellers and willing buyers,” Local Developer Lorette said. “These are individuals, … [Read more...]

33 Decorating Secrets for Small Spaces Create mini spaces with mega style! These top design tips will help you get the most from your square footage and include: • Reflect the LightIn the master suite of this Kiawah Island, South Carolina, … [Read more...]

While the national condo market is recovering, analyzing condo sales activity in the top 25 condo markets by total sales reveals some very different patterns at the metro level measure. Similar to the impact it had on the rest of the market, the … [Read more...]

The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reports that the coastal city’s robust housing market shows no signs of slowing, but affordable homes are in short supply. The inventory of vacant homes in Corpus Christi is one fourth the size it was just three years … [Read more...]

Manufactured Homes Hit Seven-Digit Milestone, in California, meaning for under $200k on the Texas coast.
Manufactured homes often sell for more than $1 million in the California coastal community of Paradise Cove, with one selling for $2.55 million … [Read more...]

I wanted to talk an expert in beach homes design trends in Texas, so I went to Carol Albrecht, a respected interior designer of Texas beach homes as well as the owner of My Coastal Home furniture stores in Corpus Christi, Rockport, and Port … [Read more...]